Adds a shared network drive to your computer system.
object.MapNetworkDrive(strLocalName, strRemoteName, [bUpdateProfile], [strUser], [strPassword]) |
Arguments
- object
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WshNetwork object.
- strLocalName
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String value indicating the name by which the mapped drive will be known locally.
- strRemoteName
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String value indicating the share's UNC name (\\xxx\yyy).
- bUpdateProfile
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Optional. Boolean value indicating whether the mapping information is stored in the current user's profile. If bUpdateProfile is supplied and has a value of true, the mapping is stored in the user profile (the default is false).
- strUser
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Optional. String value indicating the user name. You must supply this argument if you are mapping a network drive using the credentials of someone other than the current user.
- strPassword
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Optional. String value indicating the user password. You must supply this argument if you are mapping a network drive using the credentials of someone other than the current user.
Remarks
An attempt to map a non-shared network drive results in an error.
Example
The following code maps the logical drive "E" to a network share with the UNC name "\\Server\Public."
Visual Basic Script | Copy Code |
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Dim WshNetwork Set WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network") WshNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "E:", "\\Server\Public" |
JScript | Copy Code |
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var WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network"); WshNetwork.MapNetworkDrive ("E:", "\\\\Server\\Public"); |